Improved canteen



@UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

IMPROVED CANTEEN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No, 33,586, dated October29, 1861.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL HERBERT, of the city, county, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and Improved Canteen; and l do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making apartof this specilication,in which- Figure l represents my invention byaperspective view, and Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

The object ot' this invention is to produce a canteen which is usefulnot only for the purpose of carrying water and other liquids, but can bereadily and easily converted into an apparatus for boiling and cookingpurposes; and the invention consists in making the canteen of such formas to admit of a large opening being made in the top for the purpose ofintroducing any article to be cooked and for the convenience ofcleaning. It also consists in attaching legs to the canteen in such amanner that when supported thereon it can be used for boiling orcooking, or the legs can be folded up and the canteen made so as not tooccupy more space than the ordinary canteen and as convenient forcarrying about on the person. It further consists in a provision forcarrying a cup and Candlestick, hereinafter to be further explained.

To enable others lskilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

The inner side A, intended to be worn next to the person, is made ofcurved form in its horizontal section, and the outside B is made'in theform of an Ogee or circular. A top and bottom are soldered or otherwiseattached to the said inner and outer sides, so that when the aperturesin the top are closed a perfectly water-tight vessel is produced. Alarge opening is formed inthe top of the can- -teen,in which an annularflanged ring C,pro-

vided with a screw-thread on its outer snrface, is secured.

D is a screw-cap fitting the screw portion of the said ring and providedwitha mouth-tube E, which may be closed with a cork or other stopper.This cap, when screwed down, clamps a rubber gasket between it and thecanteen and forms a water-tight joint.

F is a drinking-cup suspended from the cap by means of a bent handle H,catching into a loop c, attached to the under side of the cap. lVheu thecap is screwed down, one edge of the cup rests against the front side ofthe canteen and is thereby prevented from rattling or moving about.

I is a Candlestick fitted so as to set in the mouth-tube. The bottom ofthe canteen is intended to be made of copper and tinned on the inside,but may be made of ordinary tinned ware.

J J are legs attached to the bot-tom of the canteen in such a manner asthat when it is desired to use the canteen for making tea or coffee, orfor boiling meat, vegetables, sauce, or any description of food, theycan be turned down so as to support it snfficently high for placing alamp or other fuel beneath, or, when required for use as a canteen only,they can be folded up so as to occupy but little room.

e e are handles attached on opposite sides of the canteen for theconvenience of handling the canteen when used as a cooking apparatus.

The straps by which the canteen is suspended from the shoulder arepassed through loops ff.

The canteen being provided with legs for its support upon the ground anda large opening in the top for the introduction of food, it makes a veryconvenient apparatus for boil- .ing and cooking purposes, its firebeing' built on the ground under the canteen, and the mouth-tubeperforming all the otlices of akettlc-spout for pouring oft' the liquoror for the escape of steam. By removing the screw-cap the canteen makesa very good sauce-pan. The drinking-cup being attached on the insideofthe canteen enables the soldier to boil therein an egg while theprocess of boiling tea, coffee, or any other article ot' food or drinkis going on in the canteen. It also enables him to carry it with moreease and comfort than when suspended from the knapsack or cartridge-box,and also protects it from injury.

A canteen constructed as above described, so that it can be easilyconverted into a boiling or cooking apparatus is a desideratuni for theperfect equipment of the soldier and well 2. Attaching aJ drinking andcooking cup adapted for the miner, hunter, or traveler. to `che insideof a canteen, s'u'bstanitilly as de- VVhat I claim as my invention, anddesire scribed.

to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The legs J J, screw-cap D, and mouth- SAML HERBERT tube E, with asoldiers cooking-canteen, when XNTitnesses: combined, arranged, andoperating in the 'JAMES H. 'GRIDBYQ manner and for the purposesdescribed. JAMES LAIRD.

